MOLDED SIDING HAVING LONGITUDINALLY-ORIENTED REINFORCEMENT FIBERS, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A siding member having longitudinally-oriented reinforcement fibers matepal extending substantially the length of the member contained therein, and optional meshed reinforcement matepal contained therein and/or an optional foam insert at least partially enveloped by a cementitious shell The siding member Is molded from cementitious slurry, including gypsum cement and latex/water mixture, or a hydraulic cement An amount of the slurry is added onto a bottom mold surface portion to a desired depth and/or weight, along with the longitudinally oriented reinforcement fibers and the optional meshed reinforcement material and/or any optional foam insert After sufficient curing, the siding member is removed from the mold and is ready for immediate use and/or further processing Alternatively, a continuous method is provided for producing relatively long lengths of siding that can be cut to appropriate size, without the need to produce individual siding members of limited size.